Software updates cause network system prefs pane lockup

Some problems today after Software Updates on eMac G4 running Tiger 10.4.11. The recent updates have been the all the latest IWork and iLife app updates, including QT 7.6, iTunes 8.2.1 and Security Update 2009-004.
Whenever I try to get into the Network screen of system preferences I keep getting a drop down box that says "your network settings have been changed by another application." I have to click on okay and the box just keeps dropping down. I can't get into change the settings and every time I click on okay this message shows up in the console.log -
WirelessAttach: getInterfaceWithName failed
The airport card is installed but software is always turned off because I don't use WiFi. I noticed the same message when I turned on the Firewall for all network options including checking the boxes for the advanced UDF blocking, system logging and stealth options since none of them slowed my computer down on kept me from doing anything I normally do on the Internet.
I've been using software update over the last few days to get the latest PPC updates on Mac 10.4.11 and something in them could be causing the problem. I avoided updating for months because everything was working well and the latest updates are primed for Intel machines running Leopard.
This is the first time I've updated any Mac and started having problems like I used to have on PCs when I made changes. Should have gone with my gut feeling and stayed with the older PPC stable software on the older machine. Unless I can figure out what is causing the problem, I'm just going to uninstall what I can and re-install my old PPC stable versions. Something in the mix is causing the problem.

To stop the pop-up, Go to System Preferences: Security. Check the box next to "Require password to unlock each secure system preference." Then lock Security.
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Is this the model Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics)?
If so, before you upgraded to OS X, did you first install this Firmware Update?
Which, would have required you, to start the computer from a Mac OS 8 or Mac OS 9 System Folder on the computer's hard disk, not from a CD, to install it.
In the past, you inquired about installing Tiger 10.4.x, on the G4.
In your first post here, you list your computer specs as PowerPC G4 Mac OS X 10.3.9). Which is Panther.
In the post above, you list the specs as PowerPC G4 Mac OS X (10.0.x), which is Cheetah.
Exactly which version of OS X is installed?
What version of OS, was previously installed on the G4?
Which of the discs, linked to below, did you use to upgrade?
And what was the exact procedure, you used to install the new version?
The Jaguar Full Retail CDs, a Full Retail Version, of the Panther Install CDs, or a Full Retail Version, of the Tiger Install DVD?
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24901?viewlocale=en_US
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